Copyright registrations for 1975

Copyright registrations from 1975 are available from this page. Registrations were classified by category, with renewals included in the same volume as original registration in most cases.

The following types of records are available here:

A guide to abbreviations used in the records is now available, as are some summary statistics.

1975 original copyrights could have renewals filed in 2002 and 2003 (see the Copyright Office database for registrations for these years), but they automatically renewed even if no renewal was filed. Original copyrights for 1975 renewals date from 1947 and 1948. 1947 copyrights could also be renewed in 1974, and 1948 copyrights could also be renewed in 1976. To find out more about researching copyright renewals, see this page.

To see if a book can go online, you may have to check not only the "Books" category, but also the "periodicals" category, if parts of the book first appeared in a periodical, and the "artwork" category if you want to scan any of the illustrations. If the book is a play, or a set of lectures or addresses, check the "Drama and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery" category too.

Books and Contributions to periodicals: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Part 1 (Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations. Name and title indexes also appeared in associated volumes, also linked below.

Periodicals: Original registrations and renewals

A single annual volume for Part 2 (Periodicals) included both original and renewal registrations.

Drama: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Parts 3-4 (Drama and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Music: Original registrations and renewals

Maps: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Part 6 (Maps and Atlases) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Artwork: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Parts 7-11A (Works of Art; Reproductions of Works of Art; Scientific and Technical Drawings; Photographic Works; Prints and Pictorial Illustrations) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Commercial prints and labels: Original registrations and renewals

The annual volume for part 11B (Commercial Prints and Labels) included both original and renewal registrations.

Motion pictures: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Parts 12 and 13 (Motion Pictures) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Sound recordings

The volumes for Part 14 (Sound Recordings) were published semiannually. As copyright registration for sound recordings only began in the 1970s, there were no renewals made this year.

Summary statistics

Copyright Registrations for Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, January-June 1975
Books, pamphlets, and serials manufactured in the United States 55,736
Books manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 3,230
Books in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 472
Total 59,438
Contributions to newspapers and periodicals 1,390
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials 4,733
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals [not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations for Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, July-December 1975
Books, pamphlets, and serials manufactured in the United States 51,002
Books manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 2,825
Books in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 352
Total 54,179
Contributions to newspapers and periodicals 1,545
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials 3,665
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals [not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, January-December 1975
Periodicals manufactured in the United States 95,028
Periodicals manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 1,293
Periodicals in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 554
Total 96,875
Renewals 5,318
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, January-June 1975
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 984
Class D: Domestic published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 238
Class D: Foreign published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 43
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 2,241
Total 3,506
Renewals, Classes C and D 580
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, July-December 1975
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 991
Class D: Domestic published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 250
Class D: Foreign published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 35
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 2,168
Total 3,444
Renewals, Classes C and D 404
Copyright Registrations of Music, January-June 1975
Domestic published musical compositions 7,277
Foreign published musical compositions 3,554
Unpublished music 48,837
Total 59,668
Renewals 6,828
Copyright Registrations of Music, July-December 1975
Domestic published musical compositions 7,062
Foreign published musical compositions 3,473
Unpublished music 47,783
Total 58,318
Renewals 4,306
Copyright Registrations for Maps, January-June 1975
Class F: Domestic published maps 945
Class F: Foreign published maps 2
Total 947
Renewals, Class F 113
Copyright Registrations for Maps, July-December 1975
Class F: Domestic published maps 746
Class F: Foreign published maps 3
Total 749
Renewals 404
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, January-June 1975
Class G: Domestic published works of art and designs for works of art 3,895
Class G: Foreign published works of art and designs for works of art 76
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 1,750
Class H: Domestic published reproductions of works of art 2,801
Class H: Foreign published reproductions of works of art 65
Class I: Domestic published drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 245
Class I: Unpublished drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 231
Class J: Domestic published photographs 544
Class J: Unpublished photographs 153
Class K: Domestic prints and pictorial illustrations 2,626
Class K: Foreign prints and pictorial illustrations 61
Total 12,447
Renewals, Classes G-K 362
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, July-December 1975
Class G: Domestic published works of art and designs for works of art 4,311
Class G: Foreign published works of art and designs for works of art 36
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 1,788
Class H: Domestic published reproductions of works of art 2,739
Class H: Foreign published reproductions of works of art 15
Class I: Domestic published drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 239
Class I: Foreign published drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 1
Class I: Unpublished drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 208
Class J: Domestic published photographs 505
Class J: Unpublished photographs 285
Class K: Domestic prints and pictorial illustrations 2,852
Class K: Foreign prints and pictorial illustrations 4
Total 12,983
Renewals, Classes G-K 143
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, January-December 1975
Domestic published commercial prints and labels 4,416
Foreign published commercial prints and labels 22
Total 4,438
Renewals 46
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures, January-June 1975
Class L: Domestic published motion picture photoplays 560
Class L: Foreign published motion picture photoplays 54
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 14
Class M: Domestic published motion pictures other than photoplays 1,057
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 214
Total 1,899
Renewals: Classes L and M 580
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures, July-December 1975
Class L: Domestic published motion picture photoplays 609
Class L: Foreign published motion picture photoplays 57
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 13
Class M: Domestic published motion pictures other than photoplays 1,044
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 97
Total 1,820
Renewals: Classes L and M 466
Copyright Registrations for Sound Recordings, January-June 1975
Class N: Domestic published sound recordings 4,474
Class N: Foreign published sound recordings 259
Total 4,733
Copyright Registrations for Sound Recordings, July-December 1975
Class N: Domestic published sound recordings 3,826
Class N: Foreign published sound recordings 247
Total 4,073

The above figures show original and renewal registrations for the categories shown above for the time periods shown, but do not necessarily represent the exact number of entries in these issues of the Catalog.

Catalog pages for this year were scanned by the Copyright Office, by Google, by the Universal Library Project, by Penn's Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image (with volumes loaned from the Free Library of Philadelphia), and by Greg Weeks. If you would like to contribute better copies, email onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu. (Please don't send any images by email unless I ask for them.)